Acharya Narendra Dev College
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019
Accredited 'A+' Grade by NAAC
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DBT Star Status College
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019
We at Acharya Narendra Dev College strongly believe that class room teaching should be supplemented with hands on training and seminars, symposiums and conclaves. Keeping this trend alive College had organized several National and International level Symosium and Conclave.
| Year | Conference/Symposium | Report/ Abstract/ Feedbackform |
| 2023-2024 | Organized 8th International Conference Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR) on Exploring the Microbial World From Human Health to Environmental Sustainability in hybrid mode at Conference Centre from April 03-05, 2024 | View |
| 2023-2024 | Organized 4th International Symposium on Ciliate Biology (ISCB-2024) in hybrid mode at Conference Centre on April 05, 2024 | View |
| 2023-2024 | Co-organized Three day online International Conference on Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS-2024) in online mode from January 27th to 29th, 2024 | View |
| 2023-2024 | Co-organized Annual Convention of Chemists ACC 2023, by Indian Chemical Society (ICS) in association with University of Delhi and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from December 20-21, 2023 | View |
| 2023-2024 | Co-organized international conference on Fostering Sustainable Catalysis, FSC-2024, Organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi and Maharaja Surajmal Brij University from January 19-20, 2024 | View |
| 2022-2023 | Organized 7 th International Conference of National Soil Contamination and Research (INSCR 2022) Modulating the Environment with Microbes in online mode from November 07-11, 2022 | View |
| 2022-2023 | Organized 3 rd International Symposium on Ciliate Biology (ISCB 2022) in online mode on November 08, 2022 | View |
| 2022-2023 | Organized One Day National Conference On “One Earth One Family One Future on April 03, 2023 | View |
| 2021-2022 | Organized online International e-Conference on Mitigating Contemporary Environmental issues by Sustainable Approaches (ICMCESA-2022) from February 22-28, 2022 | View |
| 2021-2022 | Organized 6 th Annual International e- Conference on International Network of Soil Contamination Research-INSCR2021 on “MICROBES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”in online mode from November 15-18, 2021 | View |
| 2018-2019 | Organized Education Conclave Education Deconstructed: Dialogues with Experts on November 02, 2018 | View |
| 2017-2018 | Organized 2nd International Symposium on Ciliate Biology (ISCB-2018) from April 04- 06, 2018 at Indian Habitat Centre | Vie w |
| 2017-2018 | Organized National Symposium on Contemporary Environmental Concerns-2018 from March 15-17, 2018 | View |
| 2016-2017 | Organized two day Innovation Conclave 2016 on October 25-26, 2016 | View |
OPEN – 2011: International Conference on OPEN PARADIGMS IN EDUCATION – OPEN 2011
January 31 – February 2, 2011
With the primary focus on generating interest and creating awareness about the availability of OPEN source resources for expanding the foundations of education amongst academia, Acharya Narendra Dev College organized an International Conference ' Open paradigms in Education – OPEN 2011' at India International Centre, New Delhi from January 31 to February 2, 2011. It was an attempt to blend open source soft skills with knowledge modules with the idea to expose educators to the importance of open access to learning opportunities by sharing knowledge and learning resources.
The conference was in line with the initiatives taken by Government of India to promote open educational resources that are freely available and those that invite educationists in the country to use, reuse, adapt and share their collective wisdom for the benefit of every learner. Various portals have been created for providing unique opportunities to educators to access and share educational materials through collaborative work and projects.
The conference had seven sessions based on different themes; Authoring Tools, Empowering Teachers, Open Education and Licensing, Skill Development and FOSS, Content Creation and Consolidation, Success Stories and Future Aspects. Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Gajaraj Dhanarajan, one of the world's leading advocates and experts on Open and Distance Learning who has been actively involved in the creation of Distance education Institution across the Anglophone world was invited from Malaysia as the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker of the conference.
The speakers from diverse fields delivered the talk during the conference and mesmerized the gathering with their thoughts and views. These included two more International speakers from Commonwealth Asian Countries; Mr. Chamindra De Silva from Sri Lanka and Mr. Colin Charles, a Linux enthusiast from Malaysia. Other speakers included Professor C. N. Krishnan (NRCFOSS, Anna University); Dr. Savithri Singh (Principal ANDC and Vice-Chair, Wikieducator Community Council); Mr. Subhash Kumar (Faculty ANDC); Dr. Neeti Misra (Faculty ANDC); Mr. Ravi Kant Sharma (CSDS, Sarai, Delhi); Mr. Pavan Duggal (Advocate, Supreme Court); Ms. Anadana Kapur, (Media Practitioner and expert on Copyrights), Mr. Abhishek Nandakumar (student, UDSC; used Drupal for development of ANDC Website); Dr. Sanjeev Singh (Faculty, IIC, UDSC); Dr. Dinesh Abrol (Scientist, NISTADS); Professor Kannan Moudgalya (Spoken Tutorials, IIT Mumbai); Dr. Andrew Lynn (OSDD project, faculty, JNU); Mr. Pranesh Prakash (Lawyer, CIS, Bengaluru); Dr. Ravi Toteja (Faculty, ANDC); Dr. Sarita Kumar (Faculty ANDC); Mr. Chidambaram Kollengode (Nokia, Bengaluru)and Professor KR Srivathsan (PVC, IGNOU).
The conference was attended by 91 participants – teachers, students and other academicians – from various Institutions and Colleges of the University of Delhi. The participants interacted with the speakers with great enthusiasm sharing their views and vision not only during and after the talks but also in the networking breaks. Huge amount of information was shared between the esteemed speakers and the delegates. The conference was a great success and the college aims to organize a number of more such conferences in future.
Mini Symposium on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2019
Coordinators: Dr Ravi Toteja,
Dr Seema Makhija
College organized a "Mini Symposium on International Women’s Day" on March 8, 2019 in Collaboration with CSIR for raising awareness and highlighting women’s achievements.
National Conference On Redefining Science Teaching: Future of Education
March 7-9, 2013
Organizers: Dr Savithri Singh, Dr Sarita Kumar, Dr Seema Gupta, Dr Pooja Bhagat and Dr Ravi Toteja
The college organized a 3-day National Conference on ‘Redefining Science Teaching: Future of Education’ at University of Delhi, South Campus from March 7-9, 2013. During the conference, students from various colleges of University of Delhi presented their work through oral and poster presentations. A total of 13 Institutions participated in the conference. ort 2017
Chemistry in Biology: The Future of Life Sciences
February 12-13, 2010
Conference Secretary: Dr Gagan Dhawan
Chemical biology has become the new buzz word in the field of organic chemistry and life sciences, describing a new era in the progressive integration and the interplay between the two disciplines. To understand any biological phenomenon it is imperative to know the chemical molecules and their reactions. Further, chemistry may provide the basis for the understanding of many unexplained biological phenomena in the nature.
Keeping this in view, it becomes important that undergraduate students, who are our future researchers, understand biology and chemistry as integrated subjects, even though they are taught as distinct disciplines.
This symposium was focused on the application of chemistry for addressing present day problems of biology. It featured interesting deliberations and interactive sessions by eminent scientists in diverse fields such as Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, Nano Medicines and Nano devices, Green Chemistry and Clean technology followed by panel discussion on teaching science.
The primary objective of the symposium is to provide exposure and opportunities to teachers, Undergraduate & Post graduate students and Researchers across the country to interact with some the best scientists in the field and to give a comprehensive view of the multiple facets of these disciplines.
Special Invited talks by Professor B. Jayaram (IIT Delhi), Dr. Amit Sharma (ICGEB), Dr. Amulya Panda (NII), Dr. K. C. Gupta (IITR, Lucknow),Professor Hans-Uwe Dahms (South Korea), Dr. Rita Kumar and Dr. V. C. Kalia (both IGIB) and Professor R.K. Saxena ( University of Delhi, South Campus) were inspirational and led to very good interactive question and answer sessions.
There was also a Panel Discussion on “Teaching of Science” by Dr Vasudha Kamat (NCERT) and Dr. R Sreedher (CEMCA) emphasized the importance of integration of ICT tools in education. The other panelists Professor Amitabha Mukherjee, Professor K. Muralidhar and Dr. Savithri Singh discussed various aspects of classroom teaching of Science in the University and schools.
The symposium was unique in that there were two sessions exclusively for student presentations. These sessions provided space to students for good interactions with eminent scientists. The best oral and two best poster presentations were given “Young Chemical Biologist” awards. The symposium had over 158 participants including 70 students. Initiative such as this is sure to provide a significant boost to creating interest amongst students to choose science as a viable career option and also open-up vistas for them to work with scientists in national laboratories.
Biotechnology: Expanding Horizons
October 17-18, 2003
Conference Secretaries: Dr Gagan Dhawan and Dr Monisha Khanna
Despite accomplishments, there are challenges to be met and possibilities to be explored. It is biotechnology that shall continue to show us the way to reach our ultimate goal of the world with total food sufficiency, world whose people do not suffer from scourge of infectious and genetic diseases and a healthy environment, clean and green! Biotechnology is the new revolution around the corner. Keeping in view its importance, The College organized a two days national symposium. The primary objective was to provide a forum to teachers of undergraduate courses of various universities to interact with the distinguished scientists working in the area of biotechnology. The structure of the symposia was so designed so as to give a comprehensive overview of this multifaceted discipline.
The symposium was inaugurated by the then Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi, Professor Deepak Nayar. Key note address was delivered by Dr. (Mrs.) Manju Sharma, the then secretary of Department of Biotechnology. In her address she laid emphasis on the benefits and risks of biotechnology in our daily life.
Biotechnology has found its uses in all spheres of life the most prominently in Medical, Industry, Agriculture and Environment. Keeping this in mind various sessions were designed in such a manner so that all these spheres are covered. Professor Rakesh Bhatnagar (JNU) and Dr. Balaji Prakash (IIT Kanpur) talked on medical biotechnology, whereas Dr. Rama Mukherjee from Dabur Research Institute and Dr. M.K. Sahib of Wokhardt talked on uses of biotechnology in Industry. The applications of biotechnology in agriculture was discussed by Professor Deepak Pental (University of Delhi) and Dr. Shiva Reddy from ICGEB. Concerns about Environmental Biotechnology were addressed by Professor Pardha Sardhi from University of Delhi and Dr. Raj Bhatnagar from ICGEB.
Bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge to form a single discipline. The ultimate goal of the field is to enable the discovery of new biological insights as well as to create a global perspective from which unifying principles in biology can be discerned. One complete session was devoted to the bioinformatics. The speakers of the session were Dr. Alok Bhattacharya (JNU) and Dr. C.B. Rao (IGIB).
In WTO regime, competition has become more intense than ever before. Indian industry is already facing the challenge of globalization. The most important way to face this challenge is through economic efficiency and technology up gradation. The most important source of technology lies in patents, which is an important component of intellectual Property on which all governments give monopoly rights to encourage scientific and technological inventions. This was echoed by of Dr. Malti Lakshmikumaran (TERI).
In the panel discussion, Biotechnology and Society: Ethics of it All, Professor R.N.K. Bameezai (JNU), Dr. A.K. Bansal (IARI) , Dr. Subhash Chand (IIT, Delhi), Dr. M.K.Sahib (Wokhardt) and Ms. Sandhya Tewari (CII) expressed their thoughts on uses of biotechnology.